House of Guilds: a new funding mechanism for Guilds

[jlwaugh]

Thanks for such a thoughtful reply! A few comments…

@frnvpr

Vision exists a priori to the community it creates.

Yesss! Here is the official NEAR vision (established in 2020): a world where all people control their data, money, and the power of governance.

@frnvpr

One DAO that seeks to include all other groups is mimicking the current system, in which different groups gravitate around NF. I believe it has a strong case to become one of the most important DAOs in the NEAR ecosystem, but not as a replacement of NF.

I’d love to see more “Community DAOs” with open, inclusive membership structures to promote diversity through accessibility.

We should be mindful that NF is part of the community, not separate!

@frnvpr

Groups are encouraged to work outwards, as well as inwards.

Very important! I believe this could also be said about Community DAO groups, especially those involving other DAOs.

NEAR Community DAO Groups

Summary NEAR Community DAO generates opportunities for leaders to connect and collaborate with participants in our ecosystem. This organization cultivates an environment for networking, sharing expertise, and exploring decentralized governance. Community DAO groups connect NEAR communities with each other to facilitate coordination as a blockchain ecosystem. Currently, there are 16 groups in our Community DAO: Community Council MoDAOrators Education Open Web Sandbox NFT Club NEARGames Vene…

Multi-DAO Governance

@frnvpr

It would be interesting to have both the Creatives DAO and the Marketing DAO (which in turn have members) be member of a larger DAO.

That’s my intention for this group of active DAOs in our Community DAO.

Which others might be included?

I’d love to get your feedback on the purpose, vision, and mission of NEAR Community DAO:

NEAR Community DAO: Purpose, Vision, and Mission

[image] DEFINITION: open structures and clear processes for members to shape governance of NEAR and help make decisions together as a united community PURPOSE To increase accessibility of resources and promote diversity and inclusion, we should experiment with decentralized governance of NEAR community funds. VISION Community DAO engages all kinds of participants and helps them use their voice in our ecosystem to support anyone contributing to NEAR growth, development, and evol…

Anyone may join us here on the forum and connect with members via Telegram, Discord, etc. Be sure to create a proposal to add your NEAR account to this open Community group, if you haven’t already